One of the most beautiful things to see on Thursdays is one of the Central School Aides bringing fourth and fifth-graders to the Cambridge Food Pantry just down the road.

Sarah says the children need more of this kind of food we are sending. They are the children who inspire me to meet other children’s needs as best we can for as long as we can.

Nothing I do feels better than getting food to children who need it. In this case, $11.44 gets a warm meal for up to 24 children, even more in some cases.  I’m in.

Sarah says they are out of this food, a children’s favorite:

Spaghetti O’s, Canned Pasta With Meatballs 15.0z. Cans, $11.44, Pack of 12. And thank you.

The Army of Good was generous, miraculously so, last week,

The kids are volunteers; they come every Sunday at the end of the school day  Thursday – driven by school aides – to pick up the backpacks that the pantry makes to give to the 173 “backpack” kids who showed up at the pantry this week and need help getting the food they need.

The privacy of the backpack kids is always protected. Even these helping students do not know where the backpacks are going; they are collected separately and in privacy.

Seeing children do this for other children lifts my heart. This is a wonderful program. The packs are filled with food to last through the weekend and maybe even beyond. The children get breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods. It means a great deal to their families.

Thanks for helping, we are doing a great deal of good.

The food of the week right now is Spaghetti O’s. Take a look here.